Machine



(No Model.)

J. T.,VARNEY.

POUNDER WASHING MACHINE.

N0. 370,84. Patented Oct. 4, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH T. VARNEY, OF SOUTH WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OFONE-FOURTH TO EDGAR ROBINSON, OF SAME PLACE.

POUNDER WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 3'70,83%, dated October4, 1887.

Application filed June 11, 1887. Serial No. 2 1L035.

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH T. VARNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at South Wareham, in the county of Plymouth and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in PounderWashing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in washing-machines; and itconsists in a certain novel construction and arrangement of parts forservice, fully set forth hereinafter, and specifically pointed out inthe claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side-view. Fig. 2 is a centrallongitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates the plunger, to theupper side of which is attached the handle B, and C O designate verticalopenings in the said plunger on each side of the handle B.

D designates a cross-head or yoke having a vertical central opening, ,d,to receive and slideon the said handle B, and E E represent two verticalguide-rods secured at the upper ends to the ends of the cross-head D andenlarged at the lower ends. The said enlarged ends of the rods E aremade cone-shaped,with the base of the said cones down to form flat endsto the rods.

F designates a spiral spring coiled around the handle B and hearing atthe lower end against the upper side of the cross-head D,and Grepresents an adjustable collar secured on the said handle, against theunder side of which the spring F bears. The said collar is provided witha set-screw, g, to enable it to be secured to any desired point of thehandle to adjust the strength of the spring.

e represents a small rubber washer disposed around the lower end of thehandle on the upper side of the plunger, to serve as a stop for the saidplunger against the under side of the cross head. The under side of theplunger is provided with a number of corrugated pins, H, having roundedlower ends and two or more annular ribs, h h, encircling the same, oneabove the'other, the said ribs (No model.)

becoming larger toward the upper end of the pin. As these pins arepressed into the clothes, they act thereupon in much the same manner asthe corrugated surface of an ordinary wash -board on which the clothesare rubbed. p

The operation of the device is as follows: 5 The lower conical endsofthe guide-rods E are placed on the clothes in the tub and the handleis pressed down, thus pounding the said clothes with the pins. Theupstroke is accomplished by the spring, thus relieving the operator ofthat part of the work. If the spring is not strong enough to properlyraise the plunger, it is only necessary to strengthen the same byaltering the collar.

The device is very simple and will be found very effective in operation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claimis- 1. In awashing-1nachine, the combination of the plunger, handle attachedthereto, the cross-head having a central opening to operate on the saidhandle, and the guide-rods secured to the under side of the saidcross-head and passing through openings in the said plunger,substantially as specified.

2. In a washing-machine, the combination of the plunger A, the pins H onthe under side, the handle B, secured to the upper side, crosshead D,having a central opening to slide on the handle, adjustable collar G onthe said handle, spring F, coiled around the handle and bearing at theends against the said collar and the crosshead, and the rods E, securedto the said cross head and passing through vertical openings in theplunger, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

3. The herein-described washing-machine, comprising the plunger A,having openings 0 C therein, corrugated pins H on the lower 0 side ofthe said plunger, handle B, secured to the upper side thereof, Washer orcushion a at the lower end of the said handle, cross-head D, having acentral opening, (I, to slide on the handle,vertical guide-rods E,having coni- 5 cal lower ends, the said rods being secured to thecross-head and passing through the open- In testimony that I claim theforegoing as my ings O 0, adjustable collar G on the said hanown I havehereto affixed my signature in presdle, and the spiral spring coiledaround the ence of two witnesses.

handle and bearing at the opposite ends JOSEPH T. VARNEY. 5 against thecollar G and the cross-head D, all Witnesses:

PETER MARSHALL, I'IECTOR G-AUYREAU.

constructed and arranged substantially as specified.

